Worthy causes around the web

Some worthy causes around the web.

On Tuesday, November 13, 2001 Sr. Helen Prejean came to Sandusky, Ohio to speak out on the death penalty. As a member of the committee who brought her to our fine city, I was able to personally meet this great woman and speak to her on a one to one level about her ministry. She is also affiliated with the Moratorium Campaign, fighting for fairness and social justice. In their words, it truly is time to STOP and rethink the death penalty.

Sr. Helen is the author if the book Dead Man Walking, which was adapted for the movie of the same name starring Susan Sarandon and Sean Penn.

Ohioans to Stop Executions will update you on the status of capital punishment in Ohio.

Ohio Right to Life Society: Promoting Life from Conception to Natural Death.

Please visit The Hunger Site and donate free food to the hungry by clicking on the button there. Advertisers on the web site will make a donation in return for the exposure they receive from the web page. You can donate one time each day, so please return as often as possible.

For a Worthy Cause... The sole purpose of this site is to help others. The site includes a list of worthy causes looking for your help. Other groups or organizations are encouraged to list their causes on this site for free.

The Muscular Dystrophy Association is a voluntary health agency — a dedicated partnership between scientists and concerned citizens aimed at conquering neuromuscular diseases that affect more than a million Americans. MDA combats neuromuscular diseases through programs of worldwide research, comprehensive medical and community services, and far-reaching professional and public health education. On Wednesday, August 23, 2006, I was locked up for Good to help raise donations for MDA. Please visit my MDA Lock-Up site and make a donation if the Spirit moves you.

The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation give creative ideas for brightening someone else's day. Great activities for kids and families to help our others in their community.

CRS Fair Trade promotes fair trade programs where disadvantaged farmers, artisans, and workers in third world regions can be fairly compensated for their work. Order a catalog of their available goods and share your good fortune with these hardworking people. They have WONDERFUL items for sale and it an excellent source for gifts.

School of the Americas Watch was founded by Maryknoll priest Fr. Roy Bourgeois in 1990, SOA Watch has sought to close the US Army School of the Americas through vigils and fasts, demonstrations and nonviolent protest, as well as media and legislative work. The School of the Americas (SOA) is a US Army training school that trains soldiers and military personnel from Latin American countries in subjects like counter-insurgency, infantry tactics, military intelligence, anti-narcotics operations, and commando operations. This training is funded by US taxpayers, and all of the training is conducted in Spanish. Most of the classes are taught by Latin American instructors. According to the SOA itself, more than 56,000 members of Latin American militaries have attended the SOA since its inception in 1946.

Help find a missing child at the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, or Child Find.

For safety tips regarding your children (of all ages) and their interaction on the Internet visit SafeKids or its affiliate sites SafeTeens; BlogSafety; and StaySafe.

The Child Care Resource Center is the child care resource and referral agency for Lorain, Erie, Huron, Sandusky, and Seneca counties. The Child Care Resource Center is a private non-profit agency that is part of the statewide system of child care resource and referral funded by the Ohio Department of Human Services.

Click this button and join the fight to put junk e-mail in it's place. Cauce is the Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial Email.

There are many computer viruses out there that can wreak havoc on your system, but there are almost as many *virus hoaxes* spreading fear like wildfire. As a rule of thumb, whenever you receive an e-mail warning you of a virus where the sender writes, "This was reported by (fill in your favorite news program/network or software company here) on <DATE>" or "This is not a joke, I am serious." or the spammer cannot even use proper spelling or grammar, you can bet that the Virus Alert is a hoax and that you are only adding to the fear and creating unnecessary extra e-mail by passing these along to your friends. The REAL virus is the exponential resulting spawn of terror e-mails. For more information, please visit Virus Hoaxes and educate yourself and your friends.

Break the Chain is devoted to stopping junk e-mail and misinformation, claiming that in a world where knowledge is power, facts are the ultimate weapon. Excellent resources for those who stand fast in the fight against the chain mail virus.

CPPR is Citizens for the Protection of Property Rights. This is a neighborhood grassroots organization in Erie County, Ohio. This group seeks to protect property rights against the efforts of non-elected government agencies to take private property for non-essential and non-emergency purposes. Visit their web site to see a chronicle of their efforts.

This Worthy Causes page was last modified on Wednesday, January 30, 2008
These modifications included: minor editing.